11.   The commandos hijacked the ferry Tuesday in the Black Sea port of Trabzon where it was due to leave on a regular service to the Russian port of Sochi.

12.   The commandos hijacked the ferry Tuesday in the Black Sea port of Trabzon.

13.   The gunmen were Turkish nationals of Caucasus origin who hijacked the ferry to publicize the cause of independence-seeking Chechens fighting against Russian forces in the north Caucasus.